• Hull furious at player’s ‘absolutely ridiculous’ wage demands
• Club’s Adam Pearson scathing about Bullard’s attitude
Jimmy Bullard’s proposed season-long loan deal with Celtic has collapsed after the Hull City midfielder failed to agree personal terms with the Glasgow club. The injury prone midfielder, Hull’s highest earner on around £50,000 a week, travelled to Scotland for talks with Celtic last week but, to the disappointment of Hull’s head of football operations, Adam Pearson, Bullard is now expected back in East Yorkshire this week.
“The deal is off… because of the absolutely ridiculous financial demands being made by the player,” said Pearson. “We have bent over backwards to try to make this happen and four weeks ago there was an agreement with Celtic in place over a year-long loan.
“But now it seems Jimmy wants extra cash on top and he has jeopardised the chance to play for a great club. Who would not want to play for Celtic with a chance of European football and silverware?
“Hull City were prepared to subsidise a year in Glasgow for Bullard. Let’s just say we would have made a significant contribution to the overall wage package. But unless he has a dramatic change of heart overnight, we expect him back here. He has had four weeks to make up his mind and has strung people along, frankly.”
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